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4 Stocks Moving The Consumer Goods Sector Upward

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All three major indices are trading down today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average (
^DJI) trading down 52 points (-0.4%) at 14,567 as of Thursday, April 18, 2013, 12:45 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,288 issues advancing vs. 1,600 declining with 135 unchanged.

TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 4 stocks pushing the sector higher today:

4.
BRF (
BRFS) is one of the companies pushing the Consumer Goods sector higher today. As of noon trading, BRF is up $0.75 (3.28) to $23.63 on average volume Thus far, 845,477 shares of BRF exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $22.73-$23.72 after having opened the day at $22.83 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $22.88.

BRF - Brasil Foods S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in raising, producing, and slaughtering poultry, pork, and beef in Brazil and internationally. BRF has a market cap of $20.2 billion and is part of the food & beverage industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 47.3, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 8.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.

TheStreet Ratings rates BRF as a
buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, revenue growth, good cash flow from operations, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity. Get the full
BRF Ratings Report now.